2020 Uruguayan Primera División season

The 2020 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the Campeonato Uruguayo de Primera División 2020, is the 117th season of the Uruguayan Primera División, Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 90th in which it is professional. The season is named as "Néstor "Tito" Gonçalves" and began on 15 February.[1] Nacional are the defending champions, having won the title in the previous season.

Liga Profesional de Primera División
Season2020
Dates15 February – December 2020
Matches played40
Goals scored101 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorerGonzalo Bergessio
(6 goals)
Biggest home winRentistas 4–1 Dep. Maldonado
(7 March)
Biggest away winTorque 1–3 Progreso
(15 February)
Fénix 1–3 Torque
(26 February)
Danubio 1–3 River Plate
(8 August)
Highest scoringBoston River 2–3 Rentistas
(22 February)
Rentistas 4–1 Dep. Maldonado
(7 March)
River Plate 2–3 Nacional
(15 August)
← 2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 16 August 2020.

The competition was suspended from 13 March to 8 August due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Teams
Locations of the 2020 season teams outside Montevideo.
Locations of the 2020 Primera División teams within Montevideo.

The three lowest placed teams in the relegation table of the 2019 season, Racing, Rampla Juniors, and Juventud, were relegated to the Segunda División for the 2020 season. They were replaced by Montevideo City Torque, Deportivo Maldonado, and Rentistas, who were promoted from the Segunda División.

Club Manager City Stadium Capacity
Boston River Sebastián Abreu Florida
Montevideo		 Campeones Olímpicos
Parque Capurro[note 1]		 7,000
10,000
Cerro Nathaniel Revetria Montevideo Luis Tróccoli 24,000
Cerro Largo Danielo Núñez Melo Antonio Ubilla 9,000
Danubio Martín García Montevideo Jardines del Hipódromo 18,000
Defensor Sporting Alejandro Orfila Montevideo Luis Franzini 18,000
Deportivo Maldonado Francisco Palladino Maldonado Domingo Burgueño Miguel 22,000
Fénix Juan Ramón Carrasco Montevideo Parque Capurro
Charrúa[note 2]		 10,000
14,000
Liverpool Román Cuello Montevideo Belvedere 10,000
Montevideo City Torque Pablo Marini Montevideo Centenario
Parque Capurro[note 3]
Charrúa[note 4]		 60,235
10,000
14,000
Montevideo Wanderers Mauricio Larriera Montevideo Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera 11,000
Nacional Gustavo Munúa Montevideo Gran Parque Central
Centenario[note 5]		 34,000
60,235
Peñarol Diego Forlán Montevideo Campeón del Siglo 40,000
Plaza Colonia Matías Rosa Colonia Parque Juan Prandi 4,500
Progreso Leonel Rocco Montevideo Parque Abraham Paladino 8,000
Rentistas Alejandro Capuccio Montevideo Complejo Rentistas
Centenario[note 6]		 10,600
60,235
River Plate Jorge Fossati Montevideo Parque Federico Omar Saroldi 6,000
  1. Used by Boston River for their Torneo Apertura home match against Montevideo Wanderers.
  2. Used by Fénix for their Torneo Apertura home match against Progreso.
  3. Used by Montevideo City Torque for their Torneo Apertura home match against Cerro.
  4. Used by Montevideo City Torque for their Torneo Apertura home match against Danubio.
  5. Used by Nacional for their Torneo Apertura home matches against Cerro Largo and Peñarol.
  6. Used by Rentistas for their Torneo Apertura home match against Nacional.

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Cerro Fernando Gentile End of caretaker spell 5 December 2019 Pre-season Nathaniel Revetria 28 December 2019[2]
Liverpool Osvaldo Canobbio 5 December 2019 Román Cuello 12 December 2019[3]
Defensor Sporting Ignacio Risso Sacked 12 December 2019[4] Alejandro Orfila 21 December 2019[5]
Montevideo Wanderers Alfredo Arias Signed by Deportivo Cali 13 December 2019[6] Mauricio Larriera 20 December 2019[7]
Nacional Álvaro Gutiérrez Resigned 17 December 2019[8] Gustavo Munúa 20 December 2019[9]
Peñarol Diego López End of contract 17 December 2019[10] Diego Forlán 20 December 2019[11]
Danubio Mauricio Larriera Sacked 19 December 2019[12] Martín García 23 December 2019[13]
Boston River Martín García Signed by Danubio 23 December 2019[13] Sebastián Abreu 26 December 2019[14]

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

On 12 March 2020, Uruguayan Football Association president Ignacio Alonso announced that the fourth round of the Torneo Apertura, scheduled for the weekend of 14–15 March, would be played behind closed doors. In his statement through social media, Alonso said that the decision had been made in conjunction with the Uruguayan government in conversations with President Luis Lacalle Pou and National Secretary for Sport Sebastián Bauzá.[15] However, the next day, following the suspension of all public events until further notice ordered by the Uruguayan government due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AUF announced the indefinite suspension of all of its tournaments, including the Primera División.[16]

On 22 May, the health protocol elaborated by the AUF in conjunction with four physicians was approved by 13 out of the 16 Primera División clubs.[17] On 4 June, Uruguay's Ministry of Public Health approved the health protocol submitted by AUF on 26 May for the return of activity. The protocol contemplated the application of COVID-19 tests in every club from 8 to 10 June, and the start of individual training on 15 June,[18] with the competition being set to resume between 1 and 15 August, pending final approval from the Uruguayan government.[19]

Despite the AUF's efforts to resume competition on 1 August, on 15 July, following a meeting between representatives from the Uruguayan government and the governing body, it was confirmed that the tournament would resume on 8 August 2020.[20]

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura, named "Sr. Mateo Giri", is the first tournament of the 2020 season. It began on 15 February.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rentistas 5 3 2 0 11 5 +6 11 Qualification for Championship playoff
2 Progreso 5 2 3 0 9 5 +4 9
3 Montevideo Wanderers 5 2 3 0 7 4 +3 9
4 Peñarol 5 2 2 1 7 5 +2 8
5 Montevideo City Torque 5 2 1 2 8 7 +1 7
6 Liverpool 5 1 4 0 6 5 +1 7
7 Cerro Largo 5 1 4 0 5 4 +1 7
8 River Plate 5 1 3 1 8 7 +1 6
9 Nacional 5 1 3 1 8 9 −1 6
10 Plaza Colonia 5 1 2 2 5 5 0 5
11 Cerro 5 1 2 2 3 5 −2 5
12 Defensor Sporting 5 1 2 2 3 6 −3 5
13 Fénix 5 0 4 1 7 9 −2 4
14 Danubio 5 1 1 3 4 7 −3 4
15 Boston River 5 1 1 3 4 8 −4 4
16 Deportivo Maldonado 5 0 3 2 6 10 −4 3
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2020. Source: AUF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game, in case two teams are tied for first place.
If there are more than two teams tied in points: 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots, 6) Playoff game, in case two teams are still tied for first place.

Results
Home \ Away BOR CRR CRL DAN DFS DMA FNX LIV MCT WAN NAC PEÑ PCO PRO REN RIV
Boston River — — — — — — — 0–2 — — 2–3
Cerro — — — — — — — — 1–0 — 0–0
Cerro Largo 0–0 — 1–0 — — — — — — 1–1 —
Danubio — — — — — — 0–1 — — — 1–3
Defensor Sporting — — — — — 0–2 — 2–1 — — —
Deportivo Maldonado 1–2 1–1 — — — — — — — — —
Fénix — — — — — 1–3 — — 1–1 — —
Liverpool — 1–1 2–2 — — — — 1–0 1–1 — —
Montevideo City Torque 1–1 — 1–2 — — — — — — — 1–3
Montevideo Wanderers — — — 0–0 2–2 — — 2–2 — — —
Nacional — 2–2 — — — — — 1–1 — — —
Peñarol 2–0 2–1 — 1–1 — — — — — — —
Plaza Colonia — — — 2–0 1–1 — — — — — —
Progreso 2–0 — — — — — — — — 2–2 —
Rentistas — — — — 4–1 1–1 — 2–0 — — —
River Plate — — — 1–1 2–2 — — 2–3 — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2020. Source: AUF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
As of 16 August 2020
Rank Name Club Goals
1 Gonzalo Bergessio Nacional 6
2 Renato César Rentistas 3
Maureen Franco Fénix
Mathías Acuña Montevideo Wanderers
Alex Silva Progreso
6 Agustín Canobbio Fénix 2
Alan Medina Liverpool
Enzo Borges Cerro Largo
Ignacio Pereira Fénix
José Neris River Plate
Nahuel Roldán Progreso
Álvaro Fernández Plaza Colonia
Hernán Figueiredo Liverpool
Juan Ignacio Ramírez Liverpool
César Pereyra Deportivo Maldonado
David Terans Peñarol

Source: AUF

Relegation

Relegation is determined at the end of the season by computing an average of the number of points earned per game over the two most recent seasons: 2019 and 2020. The three teams with the lowest average will be relegated to the Segunda División for the following season.

Pos
 Team 2019
Pts		 2020
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 Relegation
1 Rentistas —111152.2
2 Peñarol 74882421.952
3 Nacional 75681421.929
4 Cerro Largo 69776421.81
5 Progreso 65974421.762
6 Liverpool 59766421.571
7 Plaza Colonia 56561421.452
8 Montevideo City Torque —7751.4
9 River Plate 51657421.357
10 Montevideo Wanderers 46955421.31
11 Fénix 48452421.238
12 Boston River 48452421.238
13 Defensor Sporting 45550421.19
14 Danubio 41445421.071 Relegation to Segunda División
15 Cerro 33538420.905
16 Deportivo Maldonado —3350.6
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References
  1. "Apertura: Clubes votaron en Consejo de Liga comenzar el torneo el próximo 15 de febrero" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. "Nathaniel Revetria es el nuevo entrenador de Cerro" (in Spanish). LaRed21. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. "Román Cuello, nuevo DT" (in Spanish). Tenfield. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  4. "Defensor Sporting cesó a Ignacio Risso como DT violeta" (in Spanish). Teledoce. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  5. "Alejandro Orfila es el nuevo entrenador de Defensor Sporting" (in Spanish). LaRed21. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  6. "Alfredo Arias dejó Wanderers, dirigirá Deportivo Cali" (in Spanish). LaRed21. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  7. "Mauricio Larriera es el nuevo DT del Bohemio" (in Spanish). LaRed21. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  8. "Álvaro Gutiérrez no seguirá como entrenador de Nacional: se va campeón" (in Spanish). El Observador. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  9. "Nacional anunció a Gustavo Munúa como su nuevo entrenador" (in Spanish). El Observador. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  10. "Peñarol oficializa la salida de Diego López" (in Spanish). Onefootball. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  11. "Peñarol: Diego Forlán fue confirmado como nuevo director técnico del equipo carbonero" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  12. "Mauricio Larriera se va de Danubio" (in Spanish). Tenfield. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  13. "Es oficial: Martín García es el nuevo DT de Danubio" (in Spanish). El Observador. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  14. "Sebastián Abreu será jugador y técnico en Boston River" (in Spanish). El Observador. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  15. "A un mes de la suspensión del fútbol uruguayo por coronavirus" (in Spanish). ESPN. 13 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  16. "Coronavirus: Se suspendió el Apertura de fútbol y la Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 13 March 2020.
  17. "Los clubes aprobaron el protocolo de AUF, aunque están preocupados por el costo de los tests" (in Spanish). El Observador. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  18. "Ahora sí es oficial: AUF tiene las fechas para el regreso a los entrenamientos" (in Spanish). El Observador. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  19. "La vuelta del fútbol puede adelantarse para el 1° de agosto" (in Spanish). El Observador. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  20. "Fútbol: El Apertura retornará el 8 de agosto, mientras que el clásico será el domingo 9" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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